Safer Skies Through Education

[Steven Winslow]

Jason Chandler posts these FAA "Safer Skies Through Education" bulletins. I found this one interesting. This morning I was given taxi instructions, but as I approached an intersection, I noticed a BE20 blocking my path, uh hem.... About that time, ground came on and redirected me. It wasn't an incursion, but it could have been. Hope you find this useful:

FAAST Blast — Week of Nov. 28 – Dec. 04, 2011
Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update

It Can Happen to Anyone
Attention pilots: Runway incursions really can happen to anyone, which is why being vigilant is so important. Get some runway safety pointers from Master Pilot Bill Castlen’s first-person account of his runway incursion at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the world’s busiest airport, in the November/December FAA Safety Briefing
http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing ... ec2011.pdf

The Continuing Tragedy of Continued VFR
How many times have we written in FAA Safety Briefing about the risks of flying into weather conditions you are not able to handle? Many. How many safety seminars cover the same topic? Countless. This is because it is a leading cause of GA accidents. Today, we read perhaps the most eloquent statement on this subject we have ever seen. We suggest you read it, too. Check out J. Mac McClellan’s Left Seat blog on The Continuing Tragedy of Continued VFR at: http://macsblog.com/2011/11/the-continu ... tinued-vfr

What is the Biggest Wildlife Risk at GA Airports?
We hear so much about bird strikes, but according to FAA Wildlife Biologist Amy Anderson, deer are the biggest risk at GA airports. Deer strikes account for more than 50 percent of all wildlife strikes at GA airports since many small airports are near rural forested areas, a haven for deer. Read more about wildlife risks and about Amy Anderson in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of FAA Safety Briefing.

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